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To any uninformed mind, whenever the Argungu Fishing Festival is mentioned, attention is merely drawn to an array of fishermen who dive into the river in search of the largest …
Argungu International Fishing Festival: A cultural symbol of the North Read More
The Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy and the National Sports Commission will embark on a groundbreaking partnership to build infrastructure for creatives. This historic collaboration was forged …
Sports City: Culture ministry, National Sports Commission partner on creative infrastructure development Read More
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Disun Holloway as Chairman of Theatre Partners, the entity charged with overseeing the operations and revitalisation of the iconic National …
Tinubu appoints Disun Holloway to oversee National Theatre Lagos Read More
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Monday approved the revised National Policy on Employment, Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Maigari Dingyadi, has said. The minister said this while briefing State …
FEC okays revised national employment policy, targets $100bn from culture, tourism sectors Read More
Corps members have been advised to respect the cultural beliefs of their respective host communities and cohabit peacefully with them. The NYSC director general, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, stated …
Respect host communities’ culture, NYSC DG tasks corps members Read More
The national president, Ogori Descendant Union (ODU), Dr. Gabriel Aiso, has called on sons and daughters of Ogori community to continue to work together across clans, homes and generations with …
2025 Ovia-Osese: Ogori sons, daughters tasked on unity, community development Read MoreThe Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy has invited eligible creatives, entrepreneurs, and organisations to apply for funding through the Creative Economy Development Fund (CEDF). The CEDF …
CEDF: FG initiates loan scheme to support entrepreneurs, creative industry Read MoreThe national president of Igbaruku Okeri Development Association, Elder Olusegun Ogunkolo, has called for all the stakeholders in the area to work towards attracting infrastructural projects for the development of the …
Community leader urges stakeholders on infrastructural development Read More
In a landmark move to advance Nigeria’s tourism sector, the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates at …
Art, culture: FG partners Emirates to boost inbound tourism Read More
Katsina state governor, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, has pledged his state’s support to the Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy in areas of culture and artefacts’ preservation. …
Radda visits culture, tourism ministry, backs artefacts, monuments’ preservation Read More
The Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy has made an open call for fashion designers and creatives to apply for “Nigeria Everywhere: The Creative Collection”. According to …
Nigeria: Ministry announces competition for fashion designers, creatives *How to apply Read More
The story of Bida Emirate is synonymous with Nupe kingdom in every ramification. With a long history of men with skilled handwork, Bida and by extension Nupe Kingdom has a …
Bida Emirate/Nupe land: An evolution of inter-connectivity Read More
Nigerians have been urged to always appreciate and promote Nigeria culture and social heritage, because that is the only way the country can be move forward. This advice was given …
Promoting culture panacea to advancing Nigeria – Konfam fm Boss Adedipe Read More
The national president Ogori Descendant Union (ODU), Dr. Gabriel Aiso, has appealed to Kogi state government to help the union in building tourism around Ovia-Osese in order to promote …
Ovia-Osese festival: ODU seeks support for tourism development in Ogori Read MoreThirty-seven years after, Nigeria is set to develop a national policy on culture; a document that would guide lifestyles in the country; SUNNY IDACHABA writes. There is a popular saying …
Towards a coordinated national policy on Nigerian culture Read MoreKatsina state’s 2025 durbar festival during the Eid el-fitr celebrations was a very memorable one, as the state government hosted dignitaries from around the globe, to showcase the state’s rich …
The EU envoy’s impressions of a safer, more hospitable Katsina Read More
In this piece, HELEN OJI takes a look at mangrove conservation as crucial in mitigating the effect of climate change, raising awareness, and inspiring action. Taming the monster It would not be …
Climate change: When mangrove conservation became a mitigating factor Read MoreThe Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, has charged the Motherland 2025 Initiative Committee to work assiduously to ensure the success of the …
Motherland 2025: Musawa inaugurates committee to drive tourism, economic growth Read More
The Nigerian cultural heritage marks an important milestone through its establishment of a modern museum facility showcasing West African art. The new Museum of West African Art has transformed Nigeria …
Cultural heritage in Nigeria: How a state-of-the-art museum is showcasing West African art Read More
There are significant signs clearly showcasing the dysfunctional operational lacuna in the ministry of culture, tourism, and the creative economy. The ministry is not new but remains the most unsettled …
Hurdles before Hannatu’s CTICO amidst ministry’s dysfunctional structures Read More
The Kano state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya, has stated the need for cultural unity and collaboration between the military and citizens. He made this …
Kano advocates cultural unity, military-citizen collaboration Read MoreIn Nigeria and indeed the society today, the art of reading is gradually on a downward trend, but of late, stakeholders are calling for its revival; SUNNY IDACHABA writes. There …
Reviving reading culture in Nigeria Read More
The Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa has said that renovation of the National Theatre would bosst the Nigerian economy. The minister said the Bankers’ Committee donation …
Bankers’ committee’s renovation of National Theatre ‘ll boost Nigeria’s economy – Minister Read More
The first week of August is observed annually as the International Week for Breastfeeding. The week is jointly organised and promoted worldwide by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA), …
The need to imbibe breastfeeding culture Read More
The password to the cultures of Nigeria is found abundantly in the artifacts of the people. It is, of course, noteworthy that some archival materials and antiquities of Nigerian life …
The impact of colonisation on Nigerian culture Read More